Many physically demanding occupations in both developed and developing economies
involve exposure to extreme thermal environments that can affect work capacity and …

The relationship between thermal environmental parameters and clothing insulation is an
important element in improving thermal comfort for the elderly. A field study was conducted …

In the fields of Product Design and Human–Computer Interaction, the term User Experience
has been used to describe the interaction with products and systems. The largest product …

Construction workers are subjected to heat stress because of the hot environment,
physically demanding tasks, and/or personal protective equipment. A tailor-made cooling …

Thermal heat stress is a cause of many occupational disorders that disrupt worker
performance and the quality of work and, in extreme cases, can lead to death. In the …

The clothing design based on sweat distribution pattern is called as body mapping clothing.
Comparisons of three designs of body mapped and one conventional design of T-shirt was …

This article presents a workplace observations on manual work in cold environments and its
impact on the selection of materials for protective gloves. The workplace observations was …

In the supermarket environment three factors must be considered: food (food quality),
personnel (working conditions), and customers. The customers do not remain in this …

Thermal comfort is the individual satisfaction with the surrounding thermal environment. It is
mainly affected by environmental factors (ie, air temperature, relative humidity, air …

The present work is dedicated to the study of occupational cold environments in food
distribution industrial units. Field measurements and a subjective assessment based on an …